Cheese & Butter

Kashkaval is a semi-hard, yellow cheese that derives its name from the Italian cheese "Caciocavallo". It is particularly popular in Eastern Europe and Mediterranean region Kashkaval made from cow's milk is known as Kashkaval vitosha while a variation made from ewe's milk is called Kashkaval balkan. Kashkaval preslav is the name given to the cheese made from a mixture of both milks. In Romania, Bulgaria, and Macedonia it is used as a generic term for all kinds of yellow cheeses. This cheese is also found in Hungary, Croatia, and Turkey. The Romanians call this cheese cascaval, the Greeks kasseri while the Turkish prefer to interpret it as Ksara.

renders it ideal for cubing. Kasseri and Kashkaval are commonly enjoyed as a sandwich cheese, cold or grilled, or coupled with bread and olives on a meze platter. Kasseri is the cheese used in the famous Greek dish, saganaki, which is sautéed and flambéed with brandy and served with a squeeze of lemon and bread. Important: Please be aware this is a perishable item.